Washing-machine



2 Sheets-fSheet 1.

G.; M. BECK.

WASHING MACHINE.

16.412,719. Patentedoot. .15, 1889.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

' VG. M. BECK.

. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 412,719. l Patented Oct. 1 5, 1889.

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GEORGE M. BECK,l OF LEBANON, INDIANA.

4WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,719, dated October 15, 1889.

kr.Application filed January 29, 1889. Serial No. 297,904. (No model.)

To all whom it may-concern: Y

Beit know-n that I, GEORGE M. BECK, a citizen 'of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of- Boone and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WashingMachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, l such as will enable others skilled in the art Io to which it appertains to make and use the same..

This invention relates to washing-machines of the class shown and described in a separate application filed May l0, 1888, Serial No. 273,483; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, which are f improvements upon the washingmachine de scribed in the aforesaid application. 2o In the drawings, Figure Lis a vertical lone gitudinal section through the washing-ma chine tub and the rubber. Fig. 2 is a plan view from below of the rubber lid. Fig. 3 is a detail side view of a portion of the rubber, 2 5 showing the attachment of the handles. Fig. 4t is a detail plan view of the bracket, to which the rubber and drip-board'cranks' are pivoted. Fig. 5 is a plan view fromv below of the drip-board. Fig. 6 is a side view of the 3o concave wash-board. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the ysame from below. Fig. 8 is a perspective viewshowing the upper end of one of the side plates of the wash-board. Fig. 9 shows two simple modiiications in the means for se- 3 5 4curing the cover to the rubber pivot-rod. Fig l0 is an` enlarged cross-section taken on line a: in Fig. 5.

A is the wash-tub, provided with the sheetmetal bottom A', secured to the sides of the i 4o tub.. A slanting end board a is secured between` the sides at one end, and o. is the wringerboard, also secured between the sides at the other end of the tub.

B is the removable concave wash-board provided with a series of slats b.

B "are the curved side plates, to which the ends of the slats are secured by nails or screws b.

C is a slanting. end piece at the wringer- 5o board end of the wash-board, and C are enlargementsof the side plates B for supporting the end piece C. A flange c is bent around at one edge of each enlargement C', for further supporting the end pieceC and the slat which comes next to it in the series, and c are small flanges at the extreme ends of the side plates, which are bent over on top of the end piece C.

D are lugs projecting from the ends of the Vllanges c, and D are diagonal cross stays secured to lu gs D -and extending under the slats to the diagonally-opposite corners of the wash-board. Small flanges CZ are formed upon the ends of the cross-stays and are bent over upon the end slat, and d are nails or screws which secure each slat to the crossstays. The arrangement of the stays, which cross each other diagonally, gives to the slats a large amount of lateral support and at the points where support is most needed, and thereby enables the slats to withstand the continued strain which comes upon them when in use without springing or breaking.

E is a hook pivoted to the top of end piece C, for engaging with the eye E', projecting from the wringer-board. One end of the wringer-board abuts against'the lower end of board a, and the other end is secured by the hook E.

e is a vertical groove in the end piece O and the first slat, which clears the eye E and permits the wash-board to be removed from the tub as often as desired.

F is the drip'n board, provided with the groove f, and F is the crank which pivots the said board to brackets upon the sides of the tub. The central rod portion of crank F is placed in the groove f, and is retained therein by the three plates f. These plates f are secured at one end to the drip-board, and have their other ends bent into the groove f, over the crank-rod. One plate f is secured in the middle of the drip-board, and the other two plates f are secured at the ends of the drip-board and upon the opposite side of the crank-rod from the said central plate.` This arrangement retains the crank-rod in the groove and allows the wood to swell and shrink without binding the rod, and it also provides an ample curved surface forthe rod to rub against. The wooden sides of the groove can swell without pinching the rod IOO between them, and when the bottom of the grooveswells, or when the board F becomes warped, twisted, or otherwise bent out of line by the alternate wettings and dryings to which it is subjected, the ends of plates f spring back slightly and accommodate themselves to the rod, allowing the board to turn freely on said rod. The extreme ends of crank F are pivoted in the lugs g, which project downwardly inside the tub from one end of the plates G, which are secured on the top of the sides of the tub by two or more nails or screws g.

G are downwardly-projecting lugs upon the other ends of plates G, outside the tub, for the ends of the rubber-crank to pivot in. It will be seen that the bracket ,G serves the double purpose of pivoting both cranks. It also braces the sides of the tub and fixes the exact distance of the crank-pivots apart from each other in putting the machine together.

I-I is the rubber, provided with a series of slats H', and 7L is the rod upon which the said rubber is pivoted. This rod is provided with the cranks h', the extreme ends of which are pivoted in the lugs G of plates G, as before described.

I are plates secured to the sides of the rubf ber and journaled upon the rod h, so that the rubber may rock freely.

I are curved slots in extensions t' of plates I, above the top of the rubber, and i are ledges which rest upon the top of the sides of the rubber.

b J are the handles connected by the handle: ar j.

J are pins which pivot the lower ends of the handles to the extensions t' of plates I, and 7' are screws which pass through the slots I and engage with the handles. The handles can be set at any angle and secured there by the screws j. This permits the handles to be adjusted to suit the convenrence of ,the person working the machine, and allows them. to be lowered, so as to make the machine more compact for shipment.

K is the removable lid which fits loosely within the top of the rubber, and is secured to and supported by the rod h. This lid keeps in most of the steam and prevents the water from splashing up. The rubber is rocked without moving,r the lid; but the lid rises with any rising motion of the rubber and of the rod upon which the rubber is pivoted. The thin metallic lid K slopes downwardly from the center in both directions, so as to let water run olf it, and it is provided with two Hat-bottomed wooden side pieces L, firmly secured to it. The ends of the lid are further stifened by the beads or flanges 7c. The side pieces L have notches Z for the rod 7L to rest in, and M are flat springs secured to the sides and provided with downwardlybent ends m. The rod h has at places m upon it, which engage with the springs, so that the rod is retained in the notches Z and the lid is kept horizontal. The lid is removed by using sufficient force to cause the rod'to press back the springs, and the bent ends m allow the springs to' be slid back under the rod when it is desired to replace the lid. The springs M can be made of round instead of dat steel, if desired, and holes can be formed through the rod h for the springs to pass through; or brackets can bel secured to the rod and provided with holes or ilat places for the springs to engage with, so as to connect the lid to the rod h and cause the lid to preserve itshorizontal position while the rubber is being worked back and forth.

l. The combination, with the curved side plates of the wash-board having the enlargements C and the lugs D at one end, of the parallel slats secured between the side plates, with their ends abutting against the sides of said plates, the slanting end piece secured between the said enlargements, and the diago-V nally-crossed stays secured to the under side of each of the slats and to lugs D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination, with the drip-board provided with a groove, of the rod pivoted in the said groove, a plate f in the middle of the drip-board, and two similar plates at theends of the said board upon the opposite side of the crankfrod from the central plate, each of the said plates hav: ing one end secured to the drip-board and the other end bent into the groove over the Y said rod for retaining it in position, substan.n

tially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a washing-machine tub, of the plates G, secured upon the top of the sides of the tub and provided with the downwardlyfprojecting lugs g and G at the opposite ends of the said plates and inside and outside the tub respectively, each lug being provided with a pivot-hole, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The co1nbination,with thewash-tnb and the pivot-rod h, supported by the tub, of the reciprocating rubber, the plates secured to the sides of the rubber and journaled upon the said pivot-rod and provided with the ledges t', resting on the top of the rubber, and the extensionst' above the rubber, having the curved slots I in them, the handles pivoted to said plates between the curved slots and the pivot-rod holes, and the screws passing through said curved slots and adjustably connecting the handles to the said plates, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a reciprocating rubber, of a pivot-rod, a lid closing the top of the rubber, and a connecting device-fsuch as a clip-for attaching the lid to the pivot-rod and retaining said lid in a horizontal position when the rubber is moved back and forth, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with la reciprocating openftopped rubber, of a pivotfrod for the rubber, a removable non-reciprocating lid closing the top of the rubber when in its cen- IOO IIO

tral position, and spring-clips rigidly secured to the lid at oneend, With their free ends engaging with the Vpivot-rod, for connecting the lid to the said pivot-rod, substantially as set forth. l

7. The combination, With a reciprocating open-topped rubber, of a pivot-rod for the rubber provided with flat places on its lower side, a lid tting inside the top of the rubber,

and the springs secured to the lid and provided with downwardly-bent ends and with horizontal portions bearing against the said fiat places on the pivotlrod, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination, with a reciprocating GEORGE M. BECK. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. STEWART, JOHN R. STEWART. 

